pestare l'acqua nel mortaio in Italian

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Etymology: Literally, “to grind water in a mortar”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to grind water in a mortar}} “to grind water in a mortar”, {{lit|to grind water in a mortar}} Literally, “to grind water in a mortar” Head templates: {{it-verb}} pestare l'acqua nel mortaio

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        "1": "to grind water in a mortar"
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      "expansion": "Literally, “to grind water in a mortar”",
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  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to grind water in a mortar”.",
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pestare l'acqua nel mortaio",
      "name": "it-verb"
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  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "to do something useless; to waste time"
      ],
      "id": "en-pestare_l'acqua_nel_mortaio-it-verb-egvUHrSM",
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        [
          "waste time",
          "waste time"
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        "(idiomatic) to do something useless; to waste time"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "battere l'acqua nel mortaio"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "pestare l'acqua nel mortaio"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to grind water in a mortar"
      },
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      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to grind water in a mortar"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to grind water in a mortar”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to grind water in a mortar”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "pestare l'acqua nel mortaio",
      "name": "it-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
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        "to do something useless; to waste time"
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) to do something useless; to waste time"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "battere l'acqua nel mortaio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pestare l'acqua nel mortaio"
}

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